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Fiction is practice.
We could probably find better ways to practice.
Your observation doesn't depend upon the subject; it is true regardless what word you substitute in for "practice". Deep wisdom, indeed.
Most fiction is far enough removed from reality that I question what it might be practice for. But that may just be a selection effect of the kind of fiction I like. I don't consume much fiction about perfectly ordinary people doing ordinary-but-exciting things, but I'm aware a lot of it exists.
Mental flexibility. How many fictional answers can you give to this question? What's the common theme among them?